New York & Northern Lights

7 night Twin-centre

£200 off per person & FREE Trips

This Amazing offer consists of 4 nights in the jaw dropping city of New York at a centrally located 3* hotel. After four days of sightseeing, shopping, wining and dining you will fly to Reykjavik where you will spend 3 nights exploring iceland's capital city.

We are currently offering £200 per person discount AND we are giving you a FREE Empire State Building ticket in New York and a FREE trip to the northern lights!

Your FREE Northern Lights Mystery tour includes the following:

Head into the countryside as you try and catch a glimpse of the mysterious Northern Lights, nature’s version of a fireworks display.

Also known as Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights is a mysterious natural phenomenon that is only visible from the far reaches of the northern hemisphere on clear nights between September and April. Iceland is the perfect place to go hunting for a glimpse of nature’s version of a fireworks display, and this trip led by expert guides will take you out into the dark Icelandic wilderness, giving you the best chance to witness these magnificent auroras as they dance across the sky. On the clearest nights you will see the lights swirling across the horizon in dramatic colours, shapes, patterns and sizes.

This is a seasonal occurrence and is heavily dependent on favourable weather conditions and clear skies. The tour is led by experienced guides who track the weather across south western Iceland and then decide on the best route to take to give you the greatest chance of witnessing this phenomenon. However if conditions do not look favourable and to avoid the disappointment of not seeing the lights, the tour operator reserve the right to cancel your tour at short notice. In this event they will endeavor to reschedule you for an alternative date, but if this is not possible DoSomethingDifferent.com will refund you in full upon your return home.

What's Included

Flights from the UK

All airport fees & Taxes

4nts accommodation in New York

FREE Empire State Ticket in New York

3nts accommodation in Reykjavik

FREE Northern Lights day trip

* This offer is not valid over christmas and new year.

We are delighted to let you know about a number of excursions that we can offer which will not only save you up to 50% off the local ticket prices, but save you valuable time during your stay.

You can call us free of charge on 01737 646416 to book any of these trips & tours.

New York

All Around Town Tour with Harbor Cruise, £40pp ? Explore New York at your own on this double-decker bus tour. Your ticket is valid for 48?hours and also includes a 90?minute sightseeing cruise! The All around Town Tour is a great way to discover New York.

Beast Speedboat Ride, £20 per person - Hold onto your hats and get ready for the ride of your life. Imagine flying across the waters of New York harbor at 45 mph. It’s a thrill-a-minute aboard New York’s fastest boat ride, taking you to the best views of the Statue of Liberty and back in 30 fun-filled minutes.

Top of the Rock, £20pp ? Visit during the day and see the city in all its brilliance or visit at night and witness the city sparkle. Our opinion is that the top of the rock is better than the empire state building as you get to take photos the empire state and central park.

Classic New York Combo Ticket, £58pp ? This great value sightseeing ticket offers the best of the Big Apple. Visit the Empire State Building Observatory or the Top of the Rock, see the Statue of Liberty up-close, plus enjoy a 2?day hop?on/hop?off double?decker bus ticket taking you to over 50 locations around the city. The Classic New York Combo Ticket combines an All Loop Tour ticket with a Statue Cruises ferry ticket for the Statue of Liberty and a ticket for the 86th floor Empire State Building Observatory. The tickets do not have to all be used on the same day and can be used at any time during your stay.

The Big Apple Helicopter Tour, £99pp ? Capture the buzz, excitement and grandeur of this great city from the air; your perfect bite of the Big Apple. See from the air, the city that’s so good they named it twice! Fly with Liberty Helicopters and witness the grandeur of Manhattan's famous skyline from a very unique perspective.

New York City Pass, £65pp ? Your ticket to the best of the Big Apple ? see six of New York's most famous sightseeing attractions including the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty for one low price! Not only is the New York CityPass your entry ticket to SIX must?see New York attractions, your ticket also allows you to bypass ticket queues and save money.

Sex & The City Hotspots Tour, £35pp ? You've seen the show, now take the tour and rekindle some favorite memories as you visit over forty locations from the cult Sex and the City series. Plus see locations that were used in the Sex and the City movie and SATC2! In its six years on air, Sex and the City featured hundreds of New York’s shops, bars restaurants and Galleries and you can now acquaint yourself with many of these locations on this fabulous Manhattan-wide tour.

Woodbury Common Shopping Tour, £35pp ? For New York shopping at its best, take the hour trip to shopping heaven aka Woodbury Common Premium Outlets for the ultimate retail extravaganza. With over 220 designer and retail outlet shops and prices reduced by 25?50%, Woodbury Common is New York’s most popular outlet mall.

Spirit of New York Dinner Cruise, from £60pp ? A magical setting enhanced by dazzling city sights and the illuminated Lady Liberty. This wonderful evening cruise combines sumptuous cuisine, live music and dancing under a canopy of stars. On this dinner cruise you will enjoy a bountiful feast of creative cuisine enhanced with flowing drinks and attentive service. Over dessert, you’re treated to a musical revue starring Broadway?quality entertainers.

Full Island Cruise, £29 per person - The Full Island Cruise provides passengers with 3 hours of relaxation and discovery. You'll circumnavigate Manhattan Island and see it all: 3 rivers, 7 major bridges, 5 boroughs, 25+ world renowned landmarks and magnificent close-ups of the Statue of Liberty. Discover Manhattan like the great explorers and see the city and the outer boroughs via the water.

Big Three Combo Ticket, £49 per person - "The Big Three combo" gives you access to the three most popular attractions in New York: Empire State Building Observatory, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and an up close look at the Statue of Liberty on a Circle Line Cruise. Save time and money with this convenient package. You can see the world at the Met Museum, with over two million pieces of art from across the globe spanning 5000 years of culture. Then you can see New York and beyond, from the top of the famous Empire State Building, featuring spectacular unobstructed views in every direction. Finally, you can see New York from the water, with close up views of the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline on your choice of three different Circle Line Cruises.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, £20 per person - Visit the Met, see the world. You can discover 2 million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture at New York City's number one tourist attraction. From the splendors of ancient Egypt, to the spectacular New Greek and Roman Galleries, to the Met's beloved Impressionist paintings, to contemporary works by today's leading artists, a world of art awaits you at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can enjoy world-famous, encyclopedic collections, plus more than 30 annual special exhibitions and an array of Guided Tours all free with your admission.

New York Broadway Shows, from £60 per person – We deal with a wide range of shows on Broadway, ranging from The Lion King and other family friendly shows all the way up to the classic musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and Chicago. Please ask a member of staff for further details.

Reykjavik

Northern lights mystery - head into the countryside as you try and catch a glimpse of the mysterious Northern Lights, nature’s version of a fireworks display.

Also known as Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights is a mysterious natural phenomenon that is only visible from the far reaches of the northern hemisphere on clear nights between September and April. Iceland is the perfect place to go hunting for a glimpse of nature’s version of a fireworks display, and this trip led by expert guides will take you out into the dark Icelandic wilderness, giving you the best chance to witness these magnificent auroras as they dance across the sky. On the clearest nights you will see the lights swirling across the horizon in dramatic colours, shapes, patterns and sizes.

This is a seasonal occurrence and is heavily dependent on favourable weather conditions and clear skies. The tour is led by experienced guides who track the weather across south western Iceland and then decide on the best route to take to give you the greatest chance of witnessing this phenomenon. However if conditions do not look favourable and to avoid the disappointment of not seeing the lights, the tour operator reserve the right to cancel your tour at short notice. In this event they will endeavor to reschedule you for an alternative date, but if this is not possible DoSomethingDifferent.com will refund you in full upon your return home.

The Blue Lagoon - £30 per person, Set in an amazing natural environment of lava fields and snow capped mountains, no trip to Iceland would be complete without a visit to the unique Blue Lagoon geothermal spa!

Set in a lava field south of Reykjavik and surrounded by snow capped mountains, Blue Lagoon is an inimitable geothermal spa with water temperatures of 100 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. The water contains mineral salts, silica and blue green algae that help to cleanse and exfoliate the skin, leaving it feeling nourished and revitalized. Bathing in this dreamlike environment is an experience not to be missed and is sure to leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvanated.

Also on site is a geothermal sauna, spa offering a wide range of massages and treatments, shop selling unique skin care products, and an a-la carte restaurant. You are also free to wander round the whole grounds and absorb the Blue lagoon’s spectacular setting.

There is a choice of departures from the Blue Lagoon back to Reykjavík: 12:00, 15:00, 17:15, 19:00 and 21:00. Please inform the bus driver on your way to the Blue Lagoon which departure you would like to take after visiting the Blue Lagoon.

Whale Watching on Faxaflói Bay - £65 per person, Witness a variety of whales, birds and other wildlife in their native environment on this unforgettable cruise on Faxaflói Bay.

This whale watching tour takes you to Faxafloi Bay on iceland’s west coast, home to a unique variety of Minke whale, as well as Humpbacks, Harbour Porpoise and White-beaked dolphins which are all common sights on this trip. There is also an amazingly diverse array of birdlife in the area including the Puffin, Arctic Tern, Gannet and many varieties of Gull. After the cruise you can explore the Whale Exhibition Room which is set in an old capelin-fishing vessel that has been transformed into an information centre on whales and seabirds.

The most common whales in the winter are dolphins, humpback whales and killer whales, hardly any minke whales have been seen from November through March. For your comfort and warmth, we have special suits on board we can lend you, but we do advise you to wear warm clothes. We also offer hot drinks and light refreshments in our on-board café. Alternatively, you can sit inside the boat in the warmth, where you can enjoy the view from large windows.

Itinerary

Day by day

Day 1 London – New York

Fly direct from London to New York, the Big Apple. Once you arrive in New York make your own way to your Midtown hotel. The remainder of the day is free to explore New York at your leisure.

Day 2 - 3 New York

You can enjoy a couple of days exploring one of the most iconic cities in the world! Take advantage of the FREE ‘Empire State Building’ entrance ticket which is simply a must do in New York. No other vantage point in the city offers the inspiring, unobstructed views. After that you could then take a horse and carriage ride around Central Park, enjoy a river cruise to see the Statue of Liberty and also visit the site Ground Zero Memorial. In the evenings it’s time to head to Times Square and Broadway where the city’s famous nightlife and theatre options await.

Day 4 New York

On your last full day in New York continue exploring the sights of this cosmopolitan city. Why not take a trip to Chinatown, or the Brooklyn Bridge, visit the shops of 5th Avenue or for those adventurous enough why not take a helicopter ride over the New York Skyline. If you want to explore somewhere further afield you can also take a day trip out to Niagara Falls.

Day 5 New York to Reykjavik

Fly from New York to Reykjavik overnight.

Day 6 Reykjavik

Once you have landed make your own way to your hotel. For a relatively small city, Reykjavik is practically bursting with things to do. On the first day of a three-day trip, you should book a city tour; these run about 2.5 hours, which is plenty of time to catch the best of the city’s sights. You’ll see the modern Hallgrimskirkja church, the Presidential Residence at Bessastadir, the famous Fish Market, the Open-Air Museum Arbaer and the recreational valley of Laugardalur. You can pair this tour with a trip to famous Blue Lagoon Spa in the afternoon, relaxing in the spa’s blue-green waters and its geothermal steam baths. Add a spa treatment for a reinvigorating experience, and then hit the town for dinner and drinks. With over 100 bars (open until 6 am), Reykjavik is a reveler’s dream come true.

Day 7 Reykjavik

If you went to bed at a reasonable hour, spend your next day touring the famous Golden Circle in an Icelandic Super Jeep. This all-day tour is a breathtaking ride past Iceland’s best-known natural wonders, culminating in a ride down the Langjkull Glacier on a snowmobile. You’ll start out at Thingvellir National Park, the site of Iceland’s first Parliament in 930 AD. From here, the views of the rugged Icelandic terrain are amazing, and you’re sure to fill up a memory card snapping photos. You’ll visit the Geyser geothermal area, where geysers explode every few minutes and hot springs bubble and percolate like cauldrons. Following Geysir, you’ll visit the magnificent waterfall at Gullfoss and then mount a snowmobile for a thrilling ride down Langjkull Glacier. The last stop before disembarking is at the greenhouse village of Hverageroi, supplier of most of Iceland’s vegetables.

Day 8 Reykjavik

On your third day you can choose to do your free trip to the northern lights. Something that cannot be missed!

Day 9 Reykjavik to London

After your 3 nights in this beautiful city make your own way back to the airport ready for your flight back to the UK.